49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080296412 | Fuel injector having a flow passage insert - Fuel injectors having control passages with relatively large volumes may have limited responsiveness. The injector described herein may help to reduce the control passage volume and improve responsiveness by providing a chamber for receiving a fluid, a control valve, a flow passage, and an insert. The control valve may be moveable between a first position and a second position. The flow passage may extend between the control valve and the chamber, and the flow passage may define a first volume. The insert may be located within the flow passage, and the insert may occupy a second volume. The placement of the insert within the flow passage reduces the volume of the flow passage that is available to receive the fluid to a third volume equal to the first volume less the second volume. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296413 | Accumulator Injection System for an Internal Combustion Engine - Disclosed is a high-pressure accumulator injection system ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296414 | Fuel Injector and Its Stroke Adjustment Method - A fuel injector comprises a movable element, a seat contact surface formed at one end of the movable element, a nozzle member having a valve seat. The seat contact surface of the movable element is in contact with and seated on at the time of valve closing. A nozzle holder portion holds a periphery of the nozzle member. A plastic deformation portion is formed by engaging one of a part of the nozzle member and a part of the nozzle holder portion in the other one of the part of the nozzle member. The nozzle member and the nozzle holder portion are joined by welding. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296415 | Valve Body, Fluid Injector and Process for Manufacturing a Valve Body - A fluid injector has a housing, an actuator and a valve body. The valve body has a cartridge ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296416 | CAP WITH RECESSED PORTION - A cap for an aerosol can is provided comprising a recessed portion configured to retain a sprayer for the can wherein the sprayer is contained in the recessed portion when stored in the cap. The sprayer comprises a button actuator to attach to the valve of the can and a spray nozzle extension for the button to provide additional control. The button includes a sleeve for fitting over a protruding post in the recessed portion to align the sprayer in the recessed portion. The recessed portion may also include a support with a notch for aligning the nozzle in the channel provided by the recessed portion. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296417 | AGGREGATE RECYCLING APPARATUS HAVING AIR CIRCULATION TYPE FOREIGN SUBSTANCE AND FINE PARTICLE SEPARATION MEANS, AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an aggregate recycling apparatus having an air circulation type foreign substance and fine particle separation means which directs a blast of air, circulated in a dry state, toward waste having passed through a crushing process immediately after the crushing of the waste and removes fine particles and foreign substances using a cyclone, thereby removing dust generated in the course of separating and screening the waste, and a method thereof. The aggregate recycling apparatus includes a crushing device for crashing waste, an air circulation type fine particle and foreign substance separation device for directing re-circulated air to crushed products received from the crushing device, scattering fine particles and foreign substances and collecting dust in a cyclone, an air conveyor for conveying crushed products deprived of the fine particles and foreign substances, and a double vibration screen for screening the crushed products received from the air conveyor. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296418 | Distributor plate for a VSI-crusher, and a method of replacing such a plate - A replaceable distributor plate is adapted for protecting a lower horizontal disc of a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher. The replaceable distributor plate includes at least two separate pieces. The separate pieces are separated from each other along separating lines, as seen from above, each of which separating lines extend substantially from the center of the distributor plate to the periphery thereof. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296419 | REFINER PLATES HAVING STEAM CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING BACKFLOW STEAM FROM A DISK REFINER - A refining plate for refining lignocellulosic material including: a radially outer peripheral edge and a substrate surface; a refining zone having a plurality of substantially radially disposed bars and grooves between the bars, wherein the bars protrude upward from the substrate surface and the grooves each have a groove width, and a steam channel traversing the bars and grooves of the refining zone, wherein the steam channel has a radially outer end radially inward of the outer peripheral edge of the plate and the steam channel has a width substantially greater than the groove width. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296420 | Coordinated Control of a Winch and a Brush Chipper - A brush chipper with feed rollers and a winch has an interlock control with feed roller disabled position and a feed roller enabled position, spring loaded to the feed roller disabled position to encourage or require the use of the winch line to move it into a feed roller enable position. A winch control is provided that selects between a winch freewheel condition and winch drive condition. A connection is provided between the interlock control and winch control such that the interlock control automatically moves to the feed roller disabled position whenever the winch control is moved to the freewheel position. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296421 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER - Blades on a rotating grinding plate force waste against a stationary grinding ring. The blades are mounted on radially aligned guides on the grinding plate, allowing the blades to move freely inwardly and outwardly between opposing stops. The blades are thrown outward by rotation of the grinding plate. A receding face on the blades cooperates with the grinding ring for moving the blades inwardly and for forcing waste against the grinding ring. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296422 | Roller Mill - The invention relates to a roller mill, particularly intended for dressing ores. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296423 | Combination Shredder Head and Basket and Method of Manufacturing Same - A combination shredder head and shredder basket with improved tactile property. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296424 | Double-Roll Machine for Comminuting a Bed of Material - A two-roll machine, in particular a roll press, for interparticle comminution of granular material with two rotatably mounted, counter-rotating driven rolls separated from one another by a roll gap. Drive journals of the roll's shaft-mounted gearboxes are shaft-mounted as step-down planetary gear units. A machine table with a table platen is arranged under each of the shaft-mounted gearboxes that can move back and forth parallel to the roll shaft in at least one direction, and three vertically and horizontally adjustable supporting rests arranged in a triangle are arranged on the table platen on which the respective shaft-mounted gearbox can be supported offset-free and aligned with the roll shaft drive journal during its installation and removal. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296425 | Yarn Braking Device - The invention relates to a yarn tensioning device (B) comprising a braking body (K) embodied in the form of a truncated conical jacket ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296426 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FLEXIBLE LINES - An apparatus for managing flexible lines has first and second spool members secured together by a hinge which allows the spool members to be folded between an open condition in which the spool members are in co-planar, side-by-side positions and a folded, closed condition in which the spool members are folded towards one another until they are aligned and substantially face-to-face. Each spool member has a groove extending in an at least substantially continuous loop which receives successive windings of a line or strip as it is wound in a figure eight pattern between the two spool members in an open condition. When winding is complete, the spool members can be folded together into the folded, closed condition. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296427 | Method for Winding an Electrical Machine, and an Auxiliary Winding Body - In a method for winding an electrical machine, a winding auxiliary body is placed on at least one of the end faces of a base body such as to cover at least one of the slot end openings within a circumferential bridging area. Electrical conductors of a winding system are inserted in at least one of the slots whose slot end opening is on one side of the bridging area and passed through an uncovered slot end opening. Subsequently, the electrical conductors are deflected by the winding auxiliary body and guided to a further uncovered one of the slot end openings on another side of the bridging area. After placement of an end plate having an axially projecting separating element and plugging an axial attachment cutout of the winding auxiliary body onto the separating element, the winding auxiliary body is removed, thereby producing a winding element of the winding system. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296428 | Air Freight Transport Method, Transport Aeroplane and Air Freight Transport System - An air cargo transportation method, a transport plane and an air cargo transport system. In the air cargo transportation method for the transport of various cargoes to different destinations, a transport plane is provided first that flies through at least three air regions respectively associated to a station. The transport plane does not land at one of the stations. Instead, the cargo is transported between the transport plane and one of the stations by an airworthy feeders, the cargo being transferred between the feeder and the transport plane while in the air. The transport plane and two feeders form the air cargo transport system, wherein the transport plane may comprise two interconnected feeders. With the air cargo transportation method, the utilization of the transport plane is enhanced. Further, the transport ways for individual cargo items can be shortened so that the efficiency is improved. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296429 | Apparatus for controlling aircraft ground movement - An apparatus for controlling the movement of an aircraft having a self-propelled nosewheel, on the ground, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control arm; a control unit; means for transmitting information to said self-propelled nosewheel; means for receiving information at said self-propelled nosewheel; and means for controlling at least one of the speed and direction of said nosewheel; whereby airport ground staff can intuitively control the movements of said aircraft by holding said arm and moving it in the direction of required movement of said aircraft. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296430 | System For Connecting a Crossbar to an Aircraft Engine Pylon - An arrangement configured to connect an evener bar onto a rigid structure of an aircraft engine mount, including a pin system slidingly mounted in a first passageway of a bracket to permit its displacement along a first longitudinal axis, in a first direction from a normal extended position to a retracted position in which the pin system is retracted within this same bracket, and conversely. The arrangement also includes a pin extending member carried by the system and configured to be moved parallel to the longitudinal axis, in a second direction from a normal retracted position to an extended position in which the pin extending member is joined to the system and projects beyond the system, and conversely. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296431 | NOISE CONTROLLED TURBINE ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT ENGINE ADAPTIVE NOISE CONTROL TUBES - An aircraft turbine engine with a takeoff fan speed and a landing fan speed, the aircraft engine includes a fan duct with a HQ (Herschel-Quincke) acoustic control noise reduction tube. The acoustic control noise reduction tube contains a movable frequency tuner obstruction. The movable frequency tuner obstruction is movable within the acoustic control noise reduction tube, with the movable frequency tuner obstruction movable along a fixed tube path length between a first takeoff frequency obstruction tube path location, and a second landing frequency obstruction tube path location, with the frequency tuner obstruction positioned at the first takeoff frequency location with the takeoff speed, and the frequency tuner obstruction positioned at the second landing frequency location with the landing speed to reduce noise. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296432 | METHOD OF EXTENDING LENGTH OF AIRCRAFT TO INCREASE INTERIOR SPACE - A method of modifying an aircraft, increasing its length, to increase interior of the aircraft fuselage to accommodate more passenger rows or more freight. The typical aircraft such as the Boeing 757 aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing section and a tail section, wherein the method installs an extension section or plug in the fuselage aft of the wing section and further adjusts the forward center of gravity limits aft. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296433 | LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURAL COMPONENT IN PARTICULAR FOR AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - Lightweight structural component including at least one panel and at least one stiffening element oriented one of lengthwise and crosswise. The at least one stiffening element includes two side pieces. Each of the two side pieces is at least partially connected to the panel in a material-locking manner. The two side pieces are connected to the panel at two separate joint zones. A method of producing the lightweight structural component includes milling the at least one panel to form at least one thickened region and joining the two side pieces to the at least one panel at the two separate joint zones. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296434 | Parachute-Landing Device for Whole Airplane - A parachute-landing device for whole airplane, comprising at least one parachute compartment ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296435 | Shear-thickening fluid reinforced fabrics for use with an expandable spacecraft - A shear-thickening fluid is used in conjunction with fabrics utilized in an expandable spacecraft. The combination of the fluid and the fabric allows the fabric to resist penetration by hypervelocity particles in space. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296436 | IN ORBIT SPACE TRANSPORTATION & RECOVERY SYSTEM - An In Orbit Transportation & Recovery System (IOSTAR™) ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296437 | Method and Device to Generate a Transverse Casimir Force for Propulsion, Guidance and Maneuvering of a Space Vehicle - Method and device for directly generating a transverse Casimir force comprising a technique for fabricating a microstructure array of non-parallel conducting plates held in place by an insulating material and affixed either to a conducting or insulating substrate are disclosed. As described by the illustrative embodiment, the lateral or transverse force component generated by the present invention works in an orthogonal direction to the normal Casimir force, thereby allowing its use as a means of vectored thrust for precise positioning, guidance, maneuvering and propulsion in a manned or unmanned space vehicle, or any application requiring precise forces. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296438 | Control surface actuation system - Systems for controlling flow effector control surfaces. The system comprises a flow effector control coupled to an elongated bar at one end of the bar. The elongated bar is coupled at the other end to the middle of a T-shaped member. A compliant link is coupled to the bar between the control surface and the T-shaped member. At each end of the T-shaped member is coupled a shape memory alloy wire which acts as an actuating means. When one of the shape memory alloy wire contracts, the elongated bar pivots about the compliant link and activates or retracts the flow effector control surface. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296439 | INTEGRAL SUCTION DEVICE WITH ACOUSTIC PANEL - An inlet flow control system disposed within a nacelle includes a panel on an inner surface of that nacelle. The panel includes a noise attenuation layer that dissipates noise energy. A vacuum source generates a pressure differential across the noise attenuation layer for drawing airflow through the panel and away from an inner surface of the nacelle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296440 | FLOW DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR INLET FLOW CONTROL - A nacelle structure for a gas turbine engine includes an inlet aft of an exit guide vane for supplying air flow to a forward plenum. Air is exhausted from the plenum into an air intake opening and over an inner surface of the nacelle for controlling air flow characteristics within the nacelle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296441 | System and method for broken rail and train detection - A rail break or rail vehicle detection system which includes a voltage source, capable of voltage source compensation, is coupled to each of a plurality of zones within a block of rail track devoid of insulated joints. A plurality of current sensors are provided, each coupled to a respective voltage source and configured to measure current flowing through the sensor in response to changing voltage patterns. Each current sensor is further configured in one embodiment to determine and compare signatures based on current measurements to a predetermined decision surface to detect the presence of a rail vehicle or rail break on a predetermined block of track. The voltage source or current sensor can be adapted to control voltage levels and polarity of each voltage source. A method of communicating the presence or absence of a rail break or rail vehicle employs an in-rail TDMA communication scheme to synchronize, test and communicate directly between the sensors without use of external controllers. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296442 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFYING THE OPERATION OF A RAILROAD GATE - A system for verifying the operation of a railroad gate is provided. The system includes a tilt device for measuring a tilt of the railroad gate and a controller coupled to the tilt device. The controller is selectively operable in a calibration mode and a monitoring mode. In the calibration mode, the controller measures a predetermined tilt of the railroad gate. In the monitoring mode, the controller measures a current tilt of the railroad gate to determine deviations between the current tilt and the predetermined tilt. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296443 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a device for supporting systems, for example an electric cable or a fluid-carrying pipe, on a structure of an aircraft or space craft, and to an aircraft or space craft with such a device. The device has a basic bracket arrangement which can be fastened to at least one predetermined fastening section of the structure, and also has at least one system bracket for supporting the systems. The at least one system bracket can be fastened to the basic bracket arrangement locationally variable with respect to the fastening section. The advantage of the invention consists in the fact that a route of a system can be flexibly varied even during the equipment assembly, i.e. the structure is no longer modifiable or is only modifiable at considerable expense. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296444 | Harness clamp tie - A harness clamp tie includes a locking head and a flexible strap extending outwardly from the locking head. The strap is insertable through the locking head to form a loop that can be used at least one item. A pawl in the locking head secures the strap. Nonslip rails formed along the outer edge of the strap face and clamping rails formed on the locking head aid in securing small items. Conic friction points are formed on both sides of the strap surface to provide a mechanical grip for pulling the strap through the locking head. A mounting fastener extends from the locking head in the opposite direction. The fastener secures the tie to a mounting structure such as an aperture in a panel. The fastener includes a pair of flexible winged springs which help to stabilize the tie and hold the tie perpendicular to the panel. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296445 | RETENTION DEVICE - A retention device for coupling a wire harness to an HVAC module comprises a retention clip coupled to the wire harness, the retention clip having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first channel disposed within the inner surface. A stud may be coupled to the HVAC module. The stud may comprise a first projection, a second projection opposing the first projection, the first and second projections disposed distal to the second component, and a recess disposed between the first projection and the second projection. One or both of the first projection and the second projection may be configured to engage the channel when the stud is received within the retention clip. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296446 | Display Strip and Commodity Display Unit - It is the object of the invention to provide a display strip having sufficient punch hole strength for allowing a plurality of product-enclosed bags to be attached thereto for the purpose of arrangement and display, and package assembly. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296447 | PEDICURE PEDESTAL - A pedicure pedestal assembly is formed as a foldable frame. A foot support member is located between the legs of a U-shaped frame member and attached thereto at an intermediate location thereof. A pivotable frame member is pivotably attached to the U-shaped frame member at a location above the foot support member so as to form the free-standing foldable pedestal frame assembly when in an open position. A work station platform is pivotably attached on each side to the legs between the foot support member and the pivotable frame attachment. The work station platform has spaced-apart parallel notches for adjustable engagement with a transverse member attached to the pivotable frame member, such that when the pedestal frame assembly is opened, the work station platform is oriented in a horizontal orientation. The foot support has a heel rest portion and a height adjustable toe rest member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296448 | Stand for image display device - There is provided a stand for an image display device supporting a flat-plate-like image display device. The stand for an image display device is provided with: a plane plate member in which the outside dimension is larger than that of the outside frame of the image display device, and the back face may be arranged in such away that the back face contacts the wall surface; a leg portion installed on the opposite side to the wall surface at the lower end of the plane plate member; and an arm member connecting the back face of the image display device and the front face of the plane plate member in such a way that the image display device may be moved. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296449 | Quick release electronics platform - A device mounting platform apparatus having a reconfigurable biasing mechanism. The device mounting platform apparatus includes a frame member capable of being mounted in a vehicle and having a device mounting surface facing generally upward. A clamp member is slidably interconnected to the frame member along a first direction. A biasing mechanism is coupled between the frame and clamp members. The biasing mechanism is reconfigurable for urging a jaw portion of the clamp member along the first direction heading either toward or away from the frame member. The biasing mechanism is thus reconfigurable for either urging the clamp member open or urging it closed. A plurality of different jaw portions are interchangeably coupleable to the frame and clamp members in opposing relationship across the device mounting surface of the frame. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296450 | Jersey Display Device - A jersey display device permits a jersey to be displayed on an upright supporting surface, for example a wall, in two different orientations in which the two opposing sides of the jersey are displayed respectively. The device comprises: a panel having a contour which is suitably shaped so as to be arranged for supporting the jersey thereon, a first coupling member supported on the panel to be concealed by the jersey, and a second coupling member arranged to be supported on the wall mount. The first and second coupling members are magnetically attracted to one another so as to be arranged to support the panel with the jersey supported thereon on the wall. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296451 | Bracket for external wall and external wall construction structure using the same - The present invention provides a bracket for external wall | 2008-12-04 |
20080296452 | SUPPORTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A supporting device of a display apparatus, including a stationary base, a moving base to cooperate with the stationary base, a first coupling unit coupled to the stationary base and the moving base to guide the moving base to move with respect to the stationary base along a first plane, and a second coupling unit coupled to the stationary base and the moving base to movably guide the moving base with respect to the stationary base along a second plane substantially vertical to the first plane, the second coupling unit comprising a rotation hinge to rotatably guide the moving base along a transverse direction axis of the first plane. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296453 | BIRD FEEDER - A bird feeder including a container or holder for holding bird feed that has both open top and bottom ends, a plurality of feeding ports, a plurality of perches, a removable base and a manually operated latch member supported by the base. The latch member includes a plurality of latch extensions for engagement with holes in the base and a plurality of fingers for releasable engagement with the port assemblies. The feed port assembly includes a port member, an insert member for engagement with the fastener and a container for securing the port member with the insert member. A mount supports the bird feeder from below. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296454 | Convertible C-Clamp - A convertible clamp device including a C-shaped frame having first and second substantially opposing interconnected arms; a clamping rod carried by the first arm for longitudinal movement in a first clamping direction toward an internal face of the second arm and in a second opposite direction away from the second arm; different first and second movable clamping jaws removably coupleable to a portion of the clamping rod between the arms of the frame; and different first and second stationary clamping anvils being disposable on the internal face of the second arm. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296455 | UNIVERSAL TOOLLESS RACK MOUNT BRACKET - A bracket for connecting a slide assembly to a rack having any one of multiple hole standards. The bracket includes a first portion defining a first surface that contacts the rack and a second portion that defines a second surface that contacts the rack. The first portion and the second portion cooperate to capture a portion of the rack therebetween. The bracket further includes a first projection sized and shaped to engage a first rack hole standard and a second projection sized and shaped to engage a second rack hole standard. The bracket may also include additional projections configured to engage additional hole standards. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296456 | Drywall mount - A drywall mount for supporting an item on a drywall includes an elongated shank body having an upper portion defining an upper end, and a lower portion defining a lower end for holding the item in position, and an inserting body integrally and inclinedly extended from an upper portion of the shank body, wherein the inserting body has a sharp tip rearwardly and downwardly extended from the upper end of the shank body for inserting into the drywall until the shank body is rest on a front surface of the drywall so as to suspendedly support the item on the front surface of the drywall. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296457 | FURNITURE STORAGE UNIT AND METHOD - An office furniture unit has an outer face with slotted hangers, and a removable storage unit assembly including a bottom panel positioned in a generally horizontal orientation along the office furniture unit, and a top panel disposed above and generally parallel with the bottom panel. First and second panels are disposed at opposite ends of the top and bottom panels and are connected therewith to define a rigid, box-shaped case having an open back portion. The first and second end panels have rear portions with multiple vertically spaced slots. First and second hanger brackets have a rear portion with first hooks selectively received in the slotted hangers of the office furniture units, and a forward portion with second hooks selectively received in the slots in the rear portions of the first and second end panels to detachably support the case against the outer face of the office furniture unit. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296458 | Retention spring for recessed lighting fixture - Preventing air leakage in a recessed lighting fixture. A plaster frame extends between hanger bars fastened to ceiling supports or joists. The plaster frame includes an aperture sized to receive a can. The can includes a pair of slots. A pair of retention springs are coupled to the plaster frame, on opposite sides of the aperture. Each retention spring is associated with one of the slots of the can. Each retention spring includes a base member and an elongated engaging member extending from an end of the base member. The elongated engaging member has a surface that has a contour corresponding to an outer profile of the can, proximate the slot. For example, a radius of curvature of the surface can correspond to a radius of curvature of the can. Thus, the retention springs engage the can in a substantially air-tight manner. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296459 | Fan assembly having improved support arrangement - A fan assembly includes an elongate support member having an end portion that has a first fastener opening defined therein. The fan assembly further includes a motor assembly including (i) a motor having an output shaft, and (ii) a support assembly that supports the motor, the support assembly having a receptacle configured to receive the end portion of the elongate support member therein, and the receptacle having a second fastener opening defined therein. In addition, the fan assembly includes at least one fan blade coupled to the output shaft of the motor so that rotation of the output shaft causes rotation of the at least one fan blade. The fan assembly also includes a resilient interface member having a third fastener opening defined therein, the resilient interface member being (i) positioned within the receptacle, and (ii) interposed between the end portion of the elongate support member and receptacle. Further, the fan assembly includes a fastener extending through the first fastener opening, the second fastener opening, and the third fastener opening. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296460 | CEILING MOUNTED BRACE FOR AN ELECTRICAL FIXTURE - The invention is directed to a ceiling mounted brace bracket assembly for securing an electrical fixture. The brace of the invention includes a telescoping tubular bar mechanism for adjustment during installation and pre-set fastener openings to hold fasteners in place for “one-handed” installation. The design distributes the weight of the fixture to a specific component of the brace. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296461 | SECURE DEVICE - A secure device, which provides an elastic metal bar made main body, includes a press part, two force exerting parts and two holding parts. The press part is disposed at the middle of the main body for pressing a heat sink. Each of the force exerting parts is aslope extending from an end of the press part respectively with a large flat portion for force exertion. Each of the holding part extends from the force exerting part respectively with a hook end to correspond to and engage with a component on a heat source. Hence, the heat sink is capable of contacting the heat source tightly and the press part is capable of being operated conveniently. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296462 | Mounting mechanism for removable bollard - The present invention provides a mounting mechanism for a removable bollard, which has high flexibility and convenience for the removal and reinstallation of the bollard and the socket for inserting the bollard can be covered without having additional devices after the removal of the bollard. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296463 | Adjustable rotation base - An adjustable rotation base includes a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing has a bottom side, an upper side for coupling with the supporting post to support the outer umbrella in an upright manner, and a receiving cavity indently formed on the bottom side of the base housing, wherein the base housing includes a stationary unit provided at the bottom side for sitting on the ground surface in a stationary manner, and a plurality of transferring wheels rotatably supported at the bottom side of the base housing. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode in which the stationary unit is upwardly lifted to allow the transferring wheels being sitting on the ground surface, such that the base housing is adapted to be transported on the ground surface via the transferring wheels. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296464 | Adjustable rotation base - An adjustable rotation base includes a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing has a bottom side, an upper side for coupling with the supporting post to support the outer umbrella in an upright manner, and a receiving cavity indently formed on the bottom side of the base housing, wherein the base housing includes a stationary unit provided at the bottom side for sitting on the ground surface in a stationary manner, and a plurality of transferring wheels rotatably supported at the bottom side of the base housing. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode in which the stationary unit is upwardly lifted to allow the transferring wheels being sitting on the ground surface, such that the base housing is adapted to be transported on the ground surface via the transferring wheels. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296465 | STAND FOR HOLDING POLE-SHAPED OR TRUNK-SHAPED ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR FOR HOLDING CHRISTMAS TREES - A stand for holding pole or trunk-shaped articles, in particular Christmas trees, comprising one or more support arrangements on the base plate for supporting and holding the retaining elements, the support arrangement comprises, for each retaining element, bearings, open transversely to the axial direction, into which the pivot pins or hollow shafts, laterally protruding over the respective retaining element, can be positioned, for fixing the pivot pins or hollow shafts of the retaining elements a thrust bearing is provided, the thrust bearing is supported, at least indirectly, on the base plate, in particular on the at least one support arrangement or on a separate retaining device connected to the base plate, and the thrust bearing is provided or formed on the interior and lower face of the housing cover and/or on a separate component underneath the interior and lower face of the housing cover. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296466 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A PERSONAL ARTICLE - An apparatus suspending a personal article from an upper surface of a fixture is provided. The apparatus includes a vertical member, a first arm extending from a first end of the vertical member and resting on the upper surface of the fixture and a second arm extending from a second end of the vertical member from which the personal article hangs. The first arm includes a light source and the second arm includes a utility space storing personal items. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296467 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An improved hanger is provided that has a mounting block through which a shaft is threaded. One or more hooks are threaded onto with one or more mount receiving slots inline with the shaft. Inverted mount receiving slots are provided. The mounting block may be mounted directly to a wall or using a bracket on which the mounting block may be adjusted laterally. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296468 | IGNITION SWITCH DEVICE - An ignition switch device is provided with a switching means | 2008-12-04 |
20080296469 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A transport system suited for transporting a turbine engine mounted to an engine docking unit is provided. The transport system is capable of adjusting the attitude of the docking unit in at least the lateral and longitudinal directions relative to the engine to facilitate the loading and unloading of the turbine engine to and from the transport system. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A JET PUMP LINE SUPPORT - A jet pump sensing line support clamp may be used for sensing line repair, replacement, and damage prevention or reduction. The clamp may affix to jet pump sensing line supports and confine the individual jet pump sensing lines. The clamp may provide for further access or securing of the lines in the support through the clamp. Methods of installing the clamp may include attaching and tightening the clamp against the sensing lines. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296471 | Permanent Casting Mould and Casting Mould Insert - A permanent casting mould for casting cast parts, in particular cylinder heads, from a molten metal, in particular a molten light metal includes at least one mould body, which at least partially surrounds a mould cavity reproducing the cast part to be cast and, in the wall of which limiting the mould cavity, a receiver is formed having a shoulder passing into the mould cavity and comprising a casting mould insert seated in the receiver, which has an upper side associated with the mould cavity surrounded by the respective permanent casting mould, a base body seated in the receiver with play when the casting mould is cold and a support collar which extends over a fraction of the height of the base body of the casting mould insert and is seated with positive fit in the shoulder of the receiver. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296472 | Dosage accuracy monitoring systems of implanters - An apparatus for monitoring beam currents of an implanter is provided. The apparatus includes a beam-sensing unit for sensing the beam currents; a position-determining unit for determining scan positions; and a computing unit. The computing unit is configured to perform the functions of receiving the beam currents from the beam-sensing unit; receiving the scan positions from the position-determining unit; and determining a drift status of the implanter from the beam currents, wherein the computing unit is configured to receive the beam currents and the scan position periodically between a starting time and an ending time of a scan process of the implanter. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296473 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, AND IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEM - A ladder resistor circuit generates a plurality of different reference voltages. A plurality of switching circuits correspond to a plurality of taps of the ladder resistor circuit. Each of the plurality of switching circuits is connected at one end to a corresponding one of the taps and connected at the other end to an output node, and has a variable on-resistance value. A control circuit selects continuous n (where n is any integer equal to or greater than 2) of the plurality of switching circuits, turns the n switching circuits on, and sets the respective on-resistance values of the n switching circuits. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296474 | Photoelectric Sensor - A photoelectric sensor according to the present invention, performs a determination as to whether or not an object is present in a predetermined detection area and provides ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296475 | Vertical image sensors and methods of fabricating the same - A vertical CMOS image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes formed vertically in a substrate to a first depth. The vertical CMOS image sensor further includes a plurality of signal processing devices formed to correspond to the plurality of photodiodes. The plurality of signal processing devices are formed to transmit signals generated from the plurality of photodiodes. Each of the signal processing devices is substantially formed on the same plane with a corresponding one of the plurality of photodiodes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296476 | PIXEL SENSOR CELL FOR COLLECTING ELECTIONS AND HOLES - The present invention is a pixel sensor cell and method of making the same. The pixel sensor cell approximately doubles the available signal for a given quanta of light. The device of the present invention utilizes the holes produced by impinging photons in a pixel sensor cell circuit. A pixel sensor cell having reduced complexity includes an n-type collection well region formed beneath a surface of a substrate for collecting electrons generated by electromagnetic radiation impinging on the pixel sensor cell and a p-type collection well region formed beneath the surface of the substrate for collecting holes generated by the impinging photons. A circuit structure having a first input is coupled to the n-type collection well region and a second input is coupled to the p-type collection well region, wherein an output signal of the pixel sensor cell is the magnitude of the difference of a signal of the first input and a signal of the second input. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296477 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR INDUCING FOCUS DIVERSITY - An optical system includes an optical element defining an optical axis and a focal plane and a defocus element disposed between the optical element and the focal plane. The defocus element includes at least one first lens for producing a positive defocus image of a light beam passing through the optical element, irrespective of a position of the first lens along the optical axis, and at least one second lens for producing a negative defocus image of the light beam passing through the optical element, irrespective of a position of the second lens along the optical axis. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296478 | METHODS FOR REDUCING CROSS TALK IN OPTICAL SENSORS - Optical sensors containing reduced amounts of cross talk, as well as methods for making and using such sensors are described. The sensors contain a light absorption coating that is placed on a portion of the external surface of the optical sensor near the detector. This absorption coating reduces the amount of cross talk by reducing the amount of light reflected inside a transparent package of the sensor. As well, the coating can also reduce the amount of ambient and/or stray light that enters the sensor. The coating adds little cost or complexity to the manufacturing process for the sensors, yet reduces the cross talk without substantially increasing the size of the sensor or without increasing any reliability risks. Other embodiments are also described. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296479 | Polymer X-Ray Window with Diamond Support Structure - A high strength window for a radiation detection system has a plurality of ribs comprising diamond material. The plurality of ribs defines a grid having openings therein. The tops of the ribs terminate generally in a common plane and the height of the ribs is sufficiently thin to allow some radiation to pass directly through the diamond material of the ribs. The high strength window also has a support frame around a perimeter of the grid. A layer of thin polymer film material is disposed over and spans the plurality of ribs and openings to pass radiation therethrough. A radiation detection system comprises a high strength window as described above and a sensor behind the window. The sensor is configured to detect radiation that passes thought the window. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296480 | Method and Apparatus for Multiple Scan Rate Swept Wavelength Laser-Based Optical Sensor Interrogation System with Optical Path Length Measurement Capability - The invention relates to optical sensor measurement methods that use a swept wavelength optical source to determine wavelength shift as well as to optical sensor systems that embody and employ these methods. A variable scan rate swept optical source is used to determine the optical path length from the optical interrogator to the optical sensors being measured. This data can then be used as desired or needed in implementing the sensor or making sensor measurements. In particular the data can be used in the optical sensor system to compensate for potential measurement errors due to the finite speed of light in the optical medium interconnecting optical sensors under test. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296481 | CHIRP MEASUREMENT METHOD, CHIRP MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND THEIR APPLICATION - A chirp measurement apparatus includes a splitting section for splitting input signal light to two paths; a first dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of +D (≠0) at a used wavelength, and a second dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of −D (≠0) at the used wavelength; first and second nonlinear photo-detecting sections for receiving the signal light beams passing through the first and second dispersion media, and for outputting electric signals with the intensities proportional to nth power of the intensities of the signal light beams, where n is greater than one; and a difference detecting section for computing a difference between the electric signals output from the first and second nonlinear photo-detecting sections, and for outputting a differential signal corresponding to the difference as a chirp signal of the input signal light. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296482 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPTICAL IMAGING FOR TARGET DETECTION IN A SCATTERING MEDIUM - A method and system for fluorescence imaging of a target in a subject comprising a scattering medium is provided. The method comprises illuminating one or more points on a surface of the scattering medium using an illumination source, wherein the plurality of points define an illumination region, collecting emitted light from an illumination region and an area away from the illumination region, and generating an image of the scattering medium using the emitted light. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296483 | MAGNETO-OPTICAL TRAP ION SOURCE - A system and method are disclosed for producing a source of ions, and particularly, a focused ion beam. The system and method use a magneto-optical trap (MOT) to produce a population of neutral atoms. A laser is then utilized to ionize atoms and produce a population of ions. An extraction element is then used to transfer the ions so that they can be used in a wide array of applications. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296484 | ION IMPLANTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING IMPLANT ENERGY OF AN ION IMPLANTATION DEVICE - An ion implantation system and method of monitoring implant energy of an ion implantation device. The ion implantation system includes an ion implantation device and a monitoring device. The ion implantation device generates a plurality of charged particles and accelerates them with an accelerating voltage for ion implantation. The monitoring device performs spectroscopic analysis of the charged particles to obtain the real accelerating voltage. Thus, implant energy output by the ion implantation device can be calibrated. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296485 | Method and Device for Mass Spectrometry Examination of Analytes - The invention relates to a method for the mass spectrometry examination of at least one analyte, wherein an analyte to be examined is photoionized and the mass of the ions produced is determined in a mass spectrometer. The analyte to be examined is ionized at normal atmospheric ambient pressure by means of laser light using multiphoton ionization, especially resonant multiphoton ionization. The invention also relates to a device which comprises an ionization chamber in which an analyte to be examined is ionized at normal atmospheric ambient pressure using resonant multiphoton ionization and is transferred into a mass spectrometer. Said device can be used as an interface between a device for the chromatographic or electrophoretic separation of analytes and a mass spectrometer. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296486 | METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE POSITION OF UNSATURATION IN A COMPOUND - A mass spectrometric method for determining the position of unsaturation in a compound is disclosed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296487 | Method and system for chemical and physical characterization of complex samples - A method and system for rapid determination of a hydrocarbon type composition, such as crude oils and fractions thereof, and s obtaining the information necessary to assess the yield of commercially valuable fuel and lube oil fractions in a single process, variations of the method and system use Gas Chromatography-FID/Mass Spectrometry and other features, including an auto sampler, a wall coated capillary column, a temperature programmable injector, and a data processing system for compiling and processing the experimental data. The system and method further include a computer system with application software or other processing mechanism and optionally a communication network. One variation provides a graphical user interface for the entry of data and for displaying information, such as in a graphical manner, to show the relationship of various determined outputs and results. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296488 | IMAGING MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR SMALL MOLECULES IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL SAMPLES - The invention relates to spatially resolved mass spectrometric measurement and visualization of the distribution of small molecules in a mass range from approximately 150 to 500 Daltons, for example drugs and their metabolites, in thin sections or other two-dimensional samples, preferably with ionization of the molecules by matrix-assisted laser desorption. The invention includes the steps measuring a daughter ion produced by forced decomposition of the molecular ion instead of the ionized analyte molecule itself, the daughter ion having a much better signal-to-noise ratio. The daughter ions are detected in a relatively simple reflector time-of-flight mass spectrometer instead of using an expensive time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometers for the measurement of the daughter ions. Advantageously, substantially faster and less expensive scanning of the thousands of mass spectra which serve as the basis for visualizing the spatial distribution of the analyte molecule is achieved, while the mass resolution and sensitivity are at least equally good. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296489 | Atom Probe Evaporation Processes - The present invention relates to atom probe evaporation processes. For example, certain aspects are directed toward methods for controlling an evaporation process in an atom probe that includes initiating the atom probe evaporation process and monitoring a parameter associated with material being evaporated from a specimen. The method can further include controlling at least one characteristic of the atom probe evaporation process to attain a desired evaporation rate or characteristic. In selected embodiments, monitoring a parameter associated with material being evaporated can include monitoring an evaporation rate, mass-to-charge ratios of evaporated ions, a mass resolution, a composition of material being evaporated, and/or the like. In certain embodiments, controlling at least one characteristic can include controlling a pulse energy, a pulse frequency, a bias energy, and/or the like. In other embodiments, various portions of the above process can be computer implemented. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296490 | TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for performing time of flight mass spectrometry wherein the number of sums of transients taken for generating a given spectra is determined as a function of a characteristic of the incoming data for that spectrum. For instance, the number of transient measurements taken for a given spectrum output can be determined as a function of the abundance of ions in the sample or the abundance of ions corresponding to a base peak or another selected peak. In yet another embodiment, the collection of transients is terminated when a threshold signal to noise ratio is attained. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296491 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT CHEMICAL VAPORS - Means and method of rapid detection of a compound of interest from an air sample is shown. An air sample is collected, and concentration of the compound of interest can be increased. A portable spectrometer, which preferably is a time-of-flight spectrometer, detects the presence of any of the compound. The system allows for rapid detection of the presence of a compound in an air sample in a field setting. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296492 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROSCOPY WITH SUPERCRITICAL FLUID SAMPLES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices and methods for receiving NSC Fluids having at least one analyte from a chromatograph and directing analyte ions into the vacuum regions of a mass spectrometer. The device has a housing having at least one wall defining a chamber, sample inlet, an ionization media inlet and an outlet. The sample inlet has a position in communication with a chromatograph receiving a NSC Fluid. The sample inlet receives the NSC Fluid and directs the NSC Fluid into the chamber to form a sample jet of NSC Fluid. The ionization media inlet is placed in fluid communication with a source of ionization media and directs the ionization media into the chamber and the sample jet to create analyte ions. The analyte ions are received in the mass spectrometer vacuum region orifice. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296493 | Enriichment tube for sampling ions - An improved ion sampling tube designed to increase the amount of current delivered into the vacuum system of a mass spectrometer or other gas-phase ion or particle detectors or collectors. A device and method is disclosed that utilizes a tube with a high flow of ion entrained gas passing through the said tube. Said ions are directed from the tubular gas flow through an ion selective aperture and into an adjacent region and subsequently directed into a lower pressure region for detection or collection. The method is useful for enhancing the detection of analytes in solutions that are either nebulized or electrosprayed, and analytes present in gases. The method is also useful for isolating ionic species from the ion source from neutral gases and particles that may interfere or interact with analyte species. The method also decouples the high flow of the atmospheric pressure ion source from the low flow ion transmission into vacuum. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296494 | Ion Trap with longitudinal Permanent Magnet and Mass Spectrometer Using Same - The invention concerns a vacuum magnetic ion trap comprising an assembly forming a permanent magnet including at least two magnetized structures ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296495 | RF Surfaces and RF Ion Guides - Apparatus and methods are provided for trapping, manipulation and transferring ions along RF and DC potential surfaces and through RF ion guides Potential wells are formed near RF-field generating surfaces due to the overlap of the radio-frequency (RF) fields and electrostatic fields created by static potentials applied to surrounding electrodes. Ions can be constrained and accumulated over time in such wells During confinement, ions may be subjected to various processes, such as accumulation, fragmentation, collisional cooling, focusing, mass-to-charge filtering, spatial separation ion mobility and chemical interactions, leading to improved performance in subsequent processing and analysis steps, such as mass analysis. Alternatively, the motion of ions may be better manipulated during confinement to improve the efficiency of their transport to specific locations, such as an entrance aperture into vacuum from atmospheric pressure or into a subsequent vacuum stage. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF WAFER SURFACE POTENTIAL REGULATION - An electron beam apparatus and method are presented for regulating wafer surface potential during e-beam (scanning electron microscopy SEM) inspection and review. Regulating surface potential is often critical to detect voltage contrast (VC) defects of specific type, and sometimes, its also an important factor to achieve high quality SEM images. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECIMEN FABRICATION - A system for analyzing a semiconductor device, including: a first ion beam apparatus including: a sample stage to mount a sample substrate; a vacuum chamber in which the sample stage is placed; an ion beam irradiating optical system to irradiate the sample substrate; a specimen holder that accommodates a plurality of specimens separated from the sample substrate by the irradiation of the ion beam; and a probe to extract the separated specimen from the sample substrate, and to transfer the separated specimen to the specimen holder; a second ion beam apparatus that carries out a finishing process to the specimen; and an analyzer to analyze the finished specimen, wherein the first ion beam apparatus separates the specimen and the probe in a vacuum condition. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296498 | In-situ STEM sample preparation - A method for STEM sample preparation and analysis that can be used in a FIB-STEM system without a flip stage. The method allows a dual beam FIB/STEM system with a typical tilt stage having a maximum tilt of approximately 60 to be used to extract a STEM sample to from a substrate, mount the sample onto a TEM sample holder, thin the sample using FIB milling, and rotate the sample so that the sample face is perpendicular to a vertical electron column for STEM imaging. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296499 | Charged Particle Instrument Equipped with Optical Microscope - An optical microscope slide in a charged particle instrument such as an electron microscope or a focused ion beam instrument. Conventional microscope slides are not fit for use in an electron microscope as they are insulating and would thus charge when viewed in an electron microscope due to the impinging beam of charged particles. However, microscope slides exist that show a coating with a conductive layer of e.g. Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). These microscope slides are normally used for heating the object mounted on the slide by passing a current through the conductive layer. Experiments show that these microscope slides can be used advantageously in a charged particle instrument by connecting the conductive layer to e.g. ground potential, thereby forming a return path for the impinging charged particles and thus avoiding charging. The invention further relates to a charged particle instrument that is further equipped with an optical microscope. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296500 | DIRECT-VIEW, COMPACT SHORT WAVE INFRA RED (SWIR) VIEWER - A night vision device includes an objective lens assembly, an image detector assembly, an eyepiece lens assembly and a housing. The objective lens assembly receives low intensity light. The image detector assembly converts the low intensity light into a visible output image. The eyepiece lens assembly provides for viewing the output image from the image detector assembly. The housing receives the objective lens assembly, the image detector assembly, and the eyepiece lens assembly. Additionally, the housing aligns the objective lens assembly with the image detector assembly and the eyepiece lens assembly along an optical axis. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296501 | System and method for detecting contraband - A technique is provided for detecting whether an object of interest is being carried by a subject. The technique includes coarsely scanning the subject with an electromagnetic radiation, measuring reflective intensity of radiation reflected from the subject, and detecting the presence or absence of the object of interest based upon the measured reflective intensity. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296502 | FLAME DETECTOR - A first band pass filter selects and transmits light having an infrared wavelength specific to flame. A first infrared-ray receiving element receives the light from the first band pass filter. A second band pass filter selects and transmits light having an infrared wavelength which is not the infrared wavelength specific to flame. A second infrared-ray receiving element receives the light from the second band pass filter. A first output of the first infrared-ray receiving element is compared with a second output of the second infrared-ray receiving element to detect the flame. When light having homogeneous energy in a transmissive wavelength band of the first band pass filter and a transmissive wavelength band of the second band pass filter is incident on the first band pass filter and the second band pass filter, an amount of the light transmitted through the second band pass filter is less than an amount of the light transmitted through the first band pass filter, and the first output and the second output are adjusted so that a level of the first output is equal to a level of the second output. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296503 | HIGH ENERGY RESOLUTION SCINTILLATORS HAVING HIGH LIGHT OUTPUT - A scintillator composition includes a matrix material, where the matrix material includes an alkaline earth metal and a lanthanide halide. The scintillator composition further includes an activator ion, where the activator ion is a trivalent ion. In one embodiment, the scintillator composition includes a matrix material represented by A | 2008-12-04 |
20080296504 | Method and Apparatus for Radiation Imaging - This invention relates to a method and an apparatus, primarily a radiation imaging apparatus and an array of coded aperture masks, for use in diagnostic nuclear medicine. The coded aperture masks are fitted with radiation attenuation tubes, each of which extends from each side of the mask in the direction of the mask apertures. The tubes are made from lead and have parallel sides. The masks are configured for gamma ray usage and are made from tungsten having a thickness of between 1 and 2 mm. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296505 | Method of Constructing Time-In-Flight Pet Images - A method of reconstructing time-of-flight (TOF) images includes obtaining a profile of a subject to be imaged in an examination region ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296506 | Detector Having A Thin Film Of Boron Nitride (BN) Such As Cubic BN And Method, Systems And Array Utilizing Same - A detector having a thin film of boron nitride (BN) such as cubic BN, and method, system and array utilizing same are provided. Solid-state p-i-n, deep depletion p-n and Schottky diode detector devices based on a thin film of semiconducting cubic BN are provided. Miniaturized solid-state detectors based on cubic boron nitride have a broad range of applications, both civilian and military. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296507 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ROW-CORRELATED NOISE MONITORING IN DIGITAL X-RAY SYSTEMS - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, row-correlated noise of a digital X-ray detector is monitored during idle operation of the digital X-ray detector and the magnitude of the row-correlated noise is compared to a visible threshold. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296508 | OPTICAL MAGNETRON FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL RADIATION AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - An electromagnetic radiation source is disclosed that produces a single mode operation at a desired operating frequency. The electromagnetic radiation source is included in a wide variety of applications including a wireless power transmission system, a system for providing wireless/high-bandwidth communications in accordance with the present invention, a lighting system, an irradiation system, a weapons system, etc. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296509 | Phase-shifting element and particle beam device having a phase-shifting element - A phase-shifting element for shifting a phase of at least a portion of a particle beam is described, as well as a particle beam device having a phase-shifting element of this type. In the phase-shifting element and the particle beam device having a phase-shifting element, components shadowing the particle beam are avoided, so that proper information content is achieved and in which the phase contrast is essentially spatial frequency-independent. The phase-shifting element may have at least one means for generating a non-homogeneous or anisotropic potential. The particle beam device according to the system described herein may be provided with the phase-shifting element. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296510 | Ion Implantation System and Ion Implantation System - It is devised to transport plasma including charged particles made of containment target atom ions and charged particles of a polarity opposite to that of the containment target atom ions, up to an empty fullerene film on a deposition-assistance substrate by a uniform magnetic field, and to give acceleration energies to the containment target atoms by a bias voltage applied to the deposition-assistance substrate, thereby implanting the containment target atoms into the fullerene film. Since attractive forces act between the charged particles constituting the plasma so that the plasma is not diverged, it becomes possible to achieve a high density ion implantation to improve a yield of containing-fullerene even in ion implantation with a low energy. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296511 | Apparatus for fluorescence observation - An apparatus for fluorescence observation includes an excitation filter which transmits only exciting light of an specific wavelength among illumination light, and an absorption filter which blocks the exciting light and transmits only fluorescence generated from a specimen when the exciting light is irradiated to the specimen. Here, an interval of a half-value wavelength at a long-wavelength side of the excitation filter and a half-value wavelength at a short-wavelength side of the absorption filter is in a width between 1 nm to 6 nm, and change of the half-value wavelength of the excitation filter and the absorption filter when humidity changes from 10% to 95%, is 0.5 nm or less. | 2008-12-04 |